CJMR
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Broadcast area | Greater Toronto Area |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Multilingual |
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| Owner |
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| CJYE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1974 |
Former frequencies |
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| Links | |
| Website | cjmrradio |
CJMR is a Canadian internet radio station, which broadcasts multicultural programming. It formerly broadcast at AM 1320. Although officially licensed to Mississauga, Ontario, it broadcasts from studios in Oakville. CJMR's studios are located on Church Street in downtown Oakville, while its transmitters were located along Dundas Street West near Third Line Road on the northwest side of Oakville.
Originally a daytimer on AM 1190, CJMR was launched in 1974, by CHWO Radio Limited (now Whiteoaks Communications Group), the owners of CHWO.[1] On January 18, 1990, at 5 p.m. the station moved to its current frequency[2] (vacated by CFGM) and began a 24-hour broadcast schedule. Formerly a mixture of multilingual and Christian programming, CJMR moved to exclusively multilingual programming in 2001, when the religious programming moved to the new CJYE.
In 1986, the station was denied a licence to move to the FM dial.[3] CJMR and CHMB are the only stations in Canada which broadcast on 1320 AM.
CJMR's programming is mainly South Asian (Hindi and Punjabi) with some Cantonese, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Gujarati, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Ukrainian and Urdu programming in the evenings and on weekends.
In January 2026, CJMR and sister station CJYE ceased broadcasting on the AM band after announcing they would only be available digitally.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Robyn Burnett and Christopher Giardino, Prime Time Radio: How Jean and Howard Caine Built a Radio Dynasty (ISBN 1-55022-749-1). ECW Press, 2006.
- ↑ Decision CRTC 89-699
- ↑ Decision CRTC 86-240
- ↑ https://cjmrradio.com/cjmr-goes-digital-your-community-crystal-clear/
- ↑ Thiessen, Connie (January 13, 2026). "Whiteoaks stations in Oakville, Mississauga leave AM for digital-first listener experience". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
External links
[edit]- CJMR
- CJMR at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJMR in the REC Canadian station database
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- 1974 establishments in Ontario
- Asian-Canadian culture in Ontario
- Hindi-language radio stations
- Indian diaspora mass media
- Indo-Canadian culture
- Mass media in Mississauga
- Multicultural and ethnic radio stations in Canada
- Radio stations established in 1974
- Radio stations in the Regional Municipality of Peel
- Punjabi-language radio stations
- Urdu-language radio stations
- Whiteoaks Communications Group
- Internet radio stations in Canada